National Agency for the Control of AIDS on Tuesday declared that 3.4 million Nigerians were living with HIV/AIDS.
The agency’s Director-General, Prof.
John Idoko, stated this at a Senate public hearing on a bill to prohibit
discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS.
With the figure, he said Nigeria had the second largest HIV burden globally.
Idoko noted that while the national prevalence stabilised at about four per cent, 13 states still carried higher burden.
Noting that the country was behind
target in several important indicators, the NACA boss explained that one
of every three people in need was currently receiving treatment.
Idoko, who said only 18 per cent of HIV
positive women received prophylaxis against mother-child transmission,
noted that more than 40 per cent of HIV positive persons did not know
their status.
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